An Interview With Matt Tybor of The Bunny The Bear

Alicia: For the record, please introduce yourself and the part you play in The Bunny The Bear.

Matt: My name is Matt Tybor, or "The Bunny", I write everything for the group and I am one of the two live vocalists.

Alicia: Where did you guys come up with the name The Bunny The Bear?

Matt: It was actually extremely random on my part. I am a pretty "spur of the moment" individual. I was working on some music one day... said to myself "I'm going to start a band called "The Bunny The Bear" and run around in a plastic children’s mask..." ha ha. So, I did it.

Alicia: You guys put out your most recent album, If You Don't Have Anything Nice to Say, this past June. How has the response been towards it? Are you pleased with the response?

Matt: I think the response has been quite good, acceptable, to say the least. I guess I could say, the people who were meant to understand "THIS", understand it. And more do every day. It's a pretty hectic album, as for general genre mixing and complete cross-overs from song to song, But the fans love it, and the critics critique... which means the world’s still spinning.

Alicia: If you had to describe your sound to someone who has never heard of your band before what would you tell them?

Matt: Haha. I usually just say "Weird". I am not, and have NEVER been a fan of genre classification. I write an extremely diverse style of music, I write what I feel and what I want. Let's leave it at that. I guess if you want to hear something I could say. If you're open minded, like electronics, like multiple genres... well, you may like us. Or if you just like animals. Whichever floats your boat. ha.

Alicia: Who is your biggest musical influence?

Matt: I feel like actual musician influences don’t really stick to The Bunny The Bear, because, the few bands that people try to "blend together" to make our sound... well... I don't listen to any of them. haha. I really love bands like Brand New, Chicago. I don't know. I don't see too much of that in our music. I write based on feelings at that time. I feed off of my own personal issues and random thoughts

Alicia: If you could put together your ideal tour, who would be on it?

Alicia: If you were abandoned on Mars with a ukulele and a toaster, which would you use to defend yourself against unfriendly aliens and why?

Matt: If I believed in Aliens, well, than I would probably have this all worked out already, but I would never think I'd be asked something like this, haha. Um, I would probably use the toaster. I would need the Ukulele to play "Tip toe through the tulips" over and over until the end of time.

Alicia: What does the future have in store for The Bunny The Bear?

Matt: Pure Sexiness. Really. We have a lot of plans, Idea and motivation. I have a lot more I want to share. I can only see positives in the future and I hope I'm right.

Alicia: Is there anything that you would like to conclude this interview with?